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Presented
to
Capt.
Louis Kurz
by
the members of
Comp
E 96th Regt. N.Y.S.N.G.
N.Y.
February 6th 1865
A317. HIGH-GRADE, GEM-STONE PRESENTATION SWORD - 96TH REGIMENT N.Y.S.N.G. This is a High-Grade Gem-Stone Staff & Field sword presented to Captain Louis Kurz by the members of Company E 96th Regiment N.Y.S.N.G. on February 6, 1865. The sword is Clauberg made with a German Silver grip with a standing Lady Liberty under a field of 13 stars, and a single ruby-red gem stone on the opposite side. The guard has a sculpted American Eagle, and a Jung Frau face on the pommel, and an Eagle quillon. The blade is Clauberg maker marked with IRON PROOF on the top spine and Gold-Washed etching of and American Eagle and US. It was never sharpened and has some area of dark spots, but no rust or pitting. The Gold-Wash etching is 98% complete with some wear on the side with the US, and some patina over the Gold-Wash at the base of the blade, and the blue steel scabbard has mounts with Lady Liberty; a stack of arms; and a flag bearing soldier.
Louis Kurz lived at 307 Third Street New York City and immigrated for Germany and was naturalized in October 24, 1854. New York City records show he enlisted into the 103rd New York Infantry Regiment in 1862 and discharged in 1863. The Seward Infantry and the New York 3rd German Rifles were combined to form the 103rd New York Infantry Regiment in March 1862. In 1864, Louis Kurz reappeared as a Captain in the 96th Regiment, New York National Guard (N.Y.S.N.G.).
The 96th was called up for 100 days of service during theAmerican Civil War and mustered out earlier on July 23, 1863, and called up again for the 100-day period specifically from September 2, 1864, to November 13, 1864. The 96th New York Infantry Regiment was part of the Union Army during the American Civil War, and specifically, between September 2, 1864, and November 13, 1864, the regiment was engaged in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond.
Captain Kurz remained with the 96th Regiment, New York NationalGuard (N.Y.S.N.G.) through 1867, but as is with most soldiers in a New York State National Guard units, their names are not in the Civil War data-base and muster sheets are unavailable. This makes it difficult to know exactly when initially promoted to Lieutenant or where and how they served. There currently is a similar sword for sale for $8900.00; however, this is available for less since the history is not as strong. Shipping, Insurance, and a copy of the history binder is included. $5500.00
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C602. KENANSVILLE SIDE-KNIFE, NORTH CAROLINA ID'ED: This Kenansville made side-knife came from the family and direct decedents of Thomas A Fleming of Concord; Cabarrus County, NC. Fleming was a Private in "A" Co. North Carolina 52nd Infantry. He enlisted 5/14/1862; was wounded at Gettysburg; was a Prisoner-of-War; and Furloughed 12/9/1864. It is not known if he had this knife at Gettysburg or when captured. The knife is 20 inches long with a 14-3/4” long by 1 3/4” wide spear-point blade that matches identified examples made by Louis Froelich, C.S. Armory, Kenansville, North Carolina. On page 86 of the book “Confederate Bowie Knives” by Jack Milton; Josh Phillips & John Sexton, there is an image of a knife with the same blade design. However, this one is a little different with a carved slabbed grip and a unique brass cup shape guard that gives it a cutlass look. The guard has great casting flaws and hammer marks, and is tight with amazing patina; the grip is firm with three steel pins; and the blade has great untouched patina. This is totally original and the only know Kenansville knife in this configuration. Shipping, Insurance, and history binder included. $3900.00
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Presented
to
LIEUT FREDERIC DAME,
By
his Boston friends
May 8th1863
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A319. U. S. COLOR TROOP PRESENTATION
SWORD -TO A MASSACHUSETTS OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN 5 DIFFERENT U.S.C.T. UNITS:
This sword was “Presented
to Lieut. Frederick Dame, by his Boston Friends May 8, 1863.” Frederick
Dame initially enlisted into “H” Co. 47th Massachusetts Infantry but was
discharged to accept a commission as a Second Lieutenant in “G” Co. US Colored
Troops 75th Infantry. He would eventually serve in five different U.S. Colored
Troop units: 75th; 83rd; 73rd; 72nd; and the 125th. He was promoted to Captain
and Mustered Out on 12/20/1867. The sword is a High-Grade German Silver hilt
presentation sword with an 1862 dated Collins & Co. blade retailed by
Palmer & Bachelder Boston Massachusetts. The hilt is tight and has a mellow
patina; however, the quillion is snapped off. The blade is tight with frosty
etching and some salt & pepper spots, but never sharpened and is tight. The
scabbard in missing the drag and leather, exposing 8 1/2 inches of the blade. No
doubt both the quillion and the drag were period lost during Dame’s service
with five different units. Shipping and Insurance and the history binder is
included. It the sword had the quillion and the drag it would list for $3500;
however, it is available for less. $2900.00
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A315. HIGH-GRADE SAUERBIER PRESENTATION SWORD - 9TH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY: This is a High-Grade non-regulation sword presented to Lieutenant. Henry B. Waltman by the members of Co. E. 9th Regiment Pennsylvania Cavalry. It reads:
Presented to
Lieut H. B. Waltman
by the members of Co. E
9th Regt Penna Cav.
Sauerbier designed some unique and creative swords, of which this is one. The entire hilt, blade and scabbard body were period plated with the presentation between the brass throat and top brass mount. The blade is marker marked on ricasso and is tight with no movement. The guard has additional chase-work on the branched, and the ornate pommel cap is tight and never removed. The scabbard is engraved with a large American Eagle between the sword mounts, and a vine pattern and American Shield below the mounts. The brass mounts and drag are tight, and there are a few oval hanging rings on the original brass rings.
Henry B. Waltman was from Harrisburg and served his entire tour of duty with the Pennsylvania 9th Cavalry; first at a Lieutenant with Company “G” and as a Captain in Company “F” 9 Nov. 1861 to 18 July 1865. He was heavily engaged in the fighting in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina. Included with the sword is a 74-page binder of historical informaition. Shipping & Insurance in included. $5750.00
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C586. IDENTIFIED VIRGINIA 9th CAVALRY - CONFEDERATE BRASS HILT PATTERN 1853 CAVALRY SWORD: This Confederate Brass Hilt Pattern 1853 Cavalry Saber was discovered in a home in Richmond Virginia with the remnants of an officer’s silk sash tied through the ring mounts. The sash is very dry; fragile and in a poor condition with holes and only one remaining tassel, and is powdery to touch and must be handled withcare. However, it is a strong indication the saber belonged to an officer.
On the top front are the initials R H P “RHP.”
A search of the Civil War data base found only one cavalry officer from Virginia with these initials: Robert Henry Pratt.
By profession, Robert Heny Pratt was a dentist when he initially enlisted in the Virginia 40th Infantry, but a few months later accepted a commission in “K” Company, Virginia 9th Cavalry.
He was listed as:
Wounded 9/13/1863 Culpeper Court House, VA (Gunshot wound in left hand)
Detached 10/15/1863 (place not stated) (On conscription duty)
Returned 6/15/1864 (place not stated) (Estimated day)
On rolls 9/1/1864 (place not stated) (Present through final roll)
Oath Allegiance 5/2/1865 Ashland, VA
Promotions:
1st Lieutenant 8/22/1861 (As of Co. K, 9th VA Cav)
Captain 9/15/1862 (Estimated day)
The Virginia’s 9th Cavalry Regiment was formed in January, 1862, using John E. Johnson's eight company 1st Battalion, Virginia Cavalry ("Lee's Legion") as its nucleus. These companies and the two added were from the counties of Stafford, Caroline, Westmoreland, Lancaster, Essex, Spotsylvania, Lunenburg, King William, King George, and Richmond.
The unit served in W.H.F. Lee's, Chambliss', and Beale's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia.
It fought in the Seven Days' Battles and the conflicts at Gainesville, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Dumfries, Rapidan Station, Brandy Station, Upperville, Hanover, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Funkstown, and Culpeper Court House.
The 9th went on to fight at Bristoe, Mine Run, The Wilderness, and Todd's Tavern. Later it skirmished around Richmond and Petersburg, then was active in the Appomattox operations.
This unit reported 32 casualties at Upperville, lost four percent of the 490 engaged at Gettysburg, and had 22 disabled at Williamsport. It surrendered 1 officer and 26 men.
Click on the above Virginia state seal for the historical binder info on the Virginia 9th Cavalry and Robert Henry Pratt. The binder is included, as well as free shipping and insurance. $6900.00
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A310. TOMES, SON & MELVAIN PRESENTATION SABER & FIELD MIRROR - LIEUTENANT. COLONEL S SILAS M. FULLER, 4th MAINE: This is a cavalry officer’s saber presented to a field-grade officer of infantry who would be serving mounted capacity. The saber also comes with a small camp shaving mirror stenciled with his Fuller’s name and unit. This saber was published in Stroud’s Inscribed Union Sabers, and a similar example is discussed John Thillmann book: Civil War Cavalry and Artillery Sabers, p.454-455.
The hilt is deeply cast and chased with secondary engravedelements. The pommel cap brim is notched, with abstract floral motif cast and engraved on the face, with a cast and chased leafy vine around the edge of pommel face, rosette, and floral elements at the upper end on the knuckle bow, and leafy vine along the full exterior of the guard branches and the forward interior portion up to the counterguard. The quillon has a deep Classical floral fan rising from two rosettes. The knuckle bow and inner face of the counterguard are engraved with a cursory, abstract, scrolling vine. The grip is gray sharkskin, in good condition with just a slight gap along the top seam, and is bound with a single strand of twisted brass wire. The underside of the guard has a leather sealing pad over a red cloth pad with pinked edge.
The blade has a good edge and point. The obverse has afan-shell just above the ricasso, followed by the “Tomes, / Son & / Melvain / New York” address etched in script in an oval with cross bar setting off the location. Over this is profile Washington bust with sunburst rays overhead, with flowing U.S. flag on spearpoint staff rising above. The central motif is an eagle with outstretched wings, in line with the blade, with small star above, perched on crossed flowing flags on spearpoint pikes with flag cords, one showing as stars-and-stripes, and with an artillery piece below, the panel flanked by loose foliate coils, with the panel terminating in broader scrolling floral elements. The reverse has a canted U.S. shield just above the ricasso, with trophy of arms- crossed cannons, pistol, musket, saber and arrow above, followed by a flowing U.S. flag on a staff, with the central motif being a foliate, block “U.S.” followed by an “E Pluribus Unum” ribbon scroll mixing with a fan shell superimposed on another trophy of arms showing saber hilts, arrow point, and trumpets, with concluding abstract foliate elements and the frosting ending in the same wave flame pattern as on the obverse.
The scabbard is steel with wide brass mounts. The mounts areplain, but with cast and chased ring bands with leafy vines. In an unusual touch, the body of the scabbard was densely etched with floral elements, fans, floral scrolls, etc. for the full length of the obverse that are light but visible. The reverse appears to have been left plain and highlights the engraved presentation between the upper and middle mount in a mix of italic and Old English lettering: Presented to/Lieut. Col. S.M. Fuller/by Co. K of the 4th Maine Regt./Jany. 1862.
The saber rates very good for condition with traces of giltin recessed areas of the hilt, the sharkskin showing only minor rubs, the blade having a good edge and point, showing as medium bright with some scattered small dark spots, but fully visible etched motifs on just slightly softened frosting. The scabbard is very good, with only minor dings. The mounts are medium bright, showing some softened gold tone mixed with some aged patina. The body is a silver gray with some scattered bluish-gray clouds, but very evident and legible etching.The January 1862 date of the presentation corresponds to the officer’s recent promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.
Born in 1819, Silas Martin Fuller was a merchant in Belfast,ME, in 1860, married, with three daughters and a son, and was commissioned Captain of Co. K 4th Maine Volunteers 6/25/61. The company was one of just three in the regiment with a prewar existence as a militia unit, established in 1857 and titled the Belfast City Grays. Fuller is listed in an August 1857 newspaper notice as chose 1st Lieutenant and is at the same post in September 1858. His election as captain of the company for its volunteer service was noted in 5/17/61 newspaper account.
The regiment had been officially organized 5/8/1861 andmustered in for US service 6/15/61 at Rockland, ME. The regiment left the state 6/17/61 and had a strong combat record in the Army of the Potomac until muster out in July 1864, losing 170 officers and men in killed alone.
During Fuller’s term with the regiment, it saw its first combat at Bull Run in July 1861, losing 2 officers, its sergeant-major, and 28 privates killed, and another 2 officers and 33 men wounded while serving in Howard’s brigade. A July 29, 1861, letter from Fuller was published in the Belfast Republican Journal of 8/9/61 and is quoted online in “Bull Runnings” as are letters by another member of the company.
Fuller was promoted to Major of the 4th Maine 9/15/61, and to Lieutenant Colonel 12/2/1861. Fuller was obliged to resign from service 3/6/62 for health reasons. He is listed as receiving a government pension in 1892 and died in June 1896. Included is the field mirror and a 1 1/2-inch binder with historical information on the 4th Maine Infantry Regiment and Silas Martin Fuller. Click on the above state icon to read a few excerpts from the history binder. Shipping & Insurance included. $6500.00
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A309. ILLINOIS CIVIL WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT - INSCRIBED SWORD / COLT 1851 NAVY REVOLVER / COLT POCKET REVOLVER & HOLSTER OF CAPTAIN SAMUEL HYMER OF THE 115TH ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS: Samuel Hymer (1829-1906) was a 33-year-old preacher from Bainbridge, IL when he was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant into Company D of the 115th Illinois Volunteer Infantry on September 13, 1862. The company had been raised by the local circuit riding Methodist minister, Reverend Stephen M. Huckstep, and upon Huckstep's mortal wounding at Chickamauga on September 20, 1863, Hymer would succeed to the command of the company, being promoted to captain on December 9, 1863. The 115th Illinois would serve in nearly all the major battles and campaigns of the Army of the Tennessee from the fall of 1862 through the end of the war, starting with the Tullahoma Campaign and ending with the Battle of Nashville. During their service they fought at Chickamauga, the Chattanooga Campaign, the Atlanta Campaign (including the battles of Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Altoona, Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesborough, Lovejoy's Station, and Buzzard Roost Gap) and would be at the Battle of Franklin and subsequently Nashville.
It was at the Battle of Buzzard's Roost Gap that Hymer would earn the Congressional Medal of Honor, while in command of a single company who was charged to hold a blockhouse that controlled a bridge between Tunnel Hill and Dalton, GA. The fighting was furious and the small contingent of Union soldiers managed to hold off a tremendously larger Confederate force for some ten hours before being forced to surrender.
Hymer's Medal of Honor citation for his actions that dayreads: "With only 41 men under his command, defended and held a blockhouse against the attack of Hood's Division for nearly 10 hours, thus checking the advance of the enemy and insuring the safety of the balance of the regiment as well as the 8th Kentucky Infantry, then stationed at Ringgold, GA." Hymer and the balance of his surviving men finally surrendered and those who were ambulatory were sent to prisoner of war camps, including the notorious Andersonville. Hymer and his lieutenant were separated from the enlisted men and were initially confined at Camp Sorghum near Columbia, SC and later transferred to Charlotte, NC as Sherman's army approached Columbia. Eventually Hymer and his surviving men were exchanged prior to the conclusion of the war. In addition to the Medal of Honor, Hymer was breveted to the rank of Major for his heroics at Buzzard's Roost. He later went on to have a successful career as a Kansas legislator, was active in the GAR, and a member of the Odd Fellows after the war. He died of stomach cancer in 1906. These three inscribed items were separated by time, and during the late 19th or early 20th century the 1851 Navy revolver and the sword were reunited by Dr. Oldenbourg during the 1980s, and the Colt Pocket finding its way back when acquired at auction in 2018.
The engraving on these items appears to be in the same hand; suggesting they were personalized by the same engraver. From a timeline perspective, the sword is inscribed to Hymer as a 1st lieutenant, a rank he achieved on May 26, 1863. The 1851 Colt Navy is inscribed to him as a captain, placing the inscriptions after his promotion to that rank on December 9, 1863. The gun dates to that year. Because the inscription on that gun matches the hand and style on the sword, it would be safe to assume both were acquired from or at least engraved by a local engraver in or near Hymer's hometown.
On Page 282 of the "The History of the 115th Illinois Infantry" Capt. Samuel Hymer writes "We were fairly treated by our captors and recognition made of our gallant defense, being permitted to retain our side arms and most of our personal effects”. It is very probable that Hymer was allowed to send home his personal belonging which included his revolver and sword.
Imported Foot Officer's Sword: 30.125" slightly curved, singled-edged spear point blade, 1" wide at ricasso with a 21.125" stopped median fuller and a 13.5" narrow fuller at the spine. 36" in overall length with a gilt cast brass guard and a 5.5" hilt with grooved wood grip covered in leather with ten wraps of twisted brass wire. Blade etched with marital and patriotic themes, panoplies of arms and foliate patterns. No maker mark is present. Pommel cap decorated with the Shield of Columbia and stars. Brass mounted; lap seamed browned steel scabbard is engraved between the suspension mounts on the obverse: 1st Lt. Samuel Hymer/Co "D" 115 Ill. Inf./Aug. 20th, 1863.
Colt 1851 Navy Revolver: .36 caliber. 7.5" octagonal barrel. SN: 146943 (Mfg. ca.1863). Blued and color casehardened finish, silver plated brass backstrap and trigger guard, one piece walnut grip. One line New York barrel address, standard frame marking and 36 CAL mark on trigger guard web. Visible serial numbers match, with the exception of the cylinder which is numbered with the four digits 4165. Wedge renumbered in matching dies to the rest of the gun 746943 over three or four other numbers and appears to be a simple error. Standard hammer notch rear sight with German silver blade front sight. Left side of barrel engraved in a period hand: Capt. Samuel Hymer U.S.A.
Colt 1849 Pocket Revolver: .31 caliber. 6" octagonal barrel. SN: 274269 (mfg. ca1865). Blued and color casehardened finish, silver plated brass backstrap and trigger guard, one piece varnished walnut grip. One line New York barrel address, standard frame marking and 31 CAL mark on trigger guard web. Visible serial numbers match, including the wedge. Standard hammer notch rear sight and brass post front sight. Backstrap of revolver engraved in a period hand: Capt. Samuel Hymer/Co "D" 115 Ill. Inf. The revolver is accompanied by a period leather flap holster.
Included is a 3-inch-thick binder with detail information compiled by Dr. Oldenbourg. It included letters documenting where the sword and guns were located, history of Captain Hymer and the 115th Illinois infantry, a detailed article publish on the revolver, and copies military records and pension file for Capt. Samuel Hymer U.S.A. The binder is too thick to copy and publish on the web site, so key documents have been scanned and compiled into a smaller file which can be viewed by clicking on the above Medal of Honor image. The sword, revolvers, binder, as well as a flash-drive with the complete history of the 115th Illinois infantry is included. Shipping and Insurance included. "Price on Request"
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A308. US COLORED TROOPS 76TH INFANTRY – IDENTIFIED AMES MODEL 1850 STAFF & FIELD
SWORD: This Ames Model 1850 Staff & Field sword is identified to
Adjutant Lieutenant George H. Kimball. He
first enlisted in the 13th Massachusetts Infantry as a private and saw action
at the Battle of Bolivar Heights; Battle of Cedar Mountain; Battle of Bolivar
Heights; Battle of Cedar Mountain; Battle of Thoroughfare Gap; Second Battle of
Bull Run; Battle of Chantilly; Battle of South Mountain; Battle of Antietam;
and Battle of Fredericksburg. He would later resign and accept a commission as a
Lieutenant and Adjutant, Field & Staff US Colored Troops 76th
Infantry. He held this position for just under a year and was present during
the infamous Munity at Fort Jackson, Louisiana, and testified during the court
martial proceedings. He resigned shortly there after due to a medical
affliction and misfortune in his family.
The Ames sword is complete with the original scabbard, which has all original mounts and screws. The hilt is tight with 100% original grip and wire, but no blade washer. The blade is Ames maker marked and has light original frosting with a script US and standard Ames etching. On the top throat piece is etched Adj. Geo. H. Kimball. A sword identified to a white officers assigned to a U. S. Color Troop regiments is a rare find. Included with the sword is a 138-page binder with historical information. Shipping and insurance is included. $3600.00
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F510. CONFEDERATE VIRGINIA – IDENTIFIED - CUT-DOWN SPRINGFIELD RIFLE & VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY SABER: In December, 1874, this cut-down Springfield Model 1861 rifle, and a Virginia Manufactory Saber were found in New Hope Virginia under a pile of Confederate soldiers’ bones. Both are considered in relic condition, but are very solid. The gun stock has no breaks, and the lock is original, but no longer works. The rear and front site are gone and the length was shortened for cavalry use. New Hope is on the southern edge of Piedmont battlefield (June 5, 1864), which makes it just about certainly a burial from that event.
On the stock are several carved initials and names indicating the gun was carried by several different soldiers. On the right side of the stock are the faint initials “W H” or it could be “H M” which may belong to the first soldier who carried the gun since they are the hardest to see. Next are “J H Vor” above a carved cross. This is a partial name and though there are 3 possible soldiers, a positive identification cannot be made. Next is the name “A S Roots” followed by the date Dec 24 1874. This is believed to be the person who found the gun and sword and the date discovered. On the left side of the stock are carved the initials “J L” & “g w s” and the name “C S Booth” in large bold graceful letters with the date “Sept 1 186?”. The letter “S” for both the name and date are done in the same hand indicating the same person, C S Booth; and the date, which likely is Sept 1, 1862, corresponds to the Battle of Chantilly where Private Booth was present with the 33rd Virginia Infantry. This may be where he got this gun. He would later transfer to a cavalry unit and would be issued the Virginia Manufactory Saber. The saber has a 35-inch clip-point blade with 4’V’ Reg’ stamped on the spine of the blade, and the number 2 on its side. The steel guard and backstrap are firm with no movements, the leather grip is 99% gone except for a small piece near the pommel, and the wood core is exposed with 100% original brass wire.
How the gun and saber found its way into a grave site of Confederate soldiers will never be known. It is speculative, but maybe it happened during the Valley Campaign of 1864.
From the beginning on his service with the Viginia 33rd Infantry through his time with the Virginia 11th Cavalry, Private Corydon S. Booth fought in many of the major battles of the Civil War:
33rd Virginia Infantry Engagements: First Battle of Manassas; Romney Campaign; First Battle of Kernstown; Jackson’s Valley Campaign; Battle of McDowell; Battle of Front Royal; First Battle of Winchester; Battle of Port Republic; Seven Days Battles; Battle of Gaines’ Mill; Battle of Malvern Hill; Battle of Cedar Mountain; Battle of Groveton (Brawner’s Farm); Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run); Battle of Chantilly; Siege and surrender of Harpers Ferry; Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam).
Virginia 11th Cavalry Engagements: Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Brandy Station; Battle of Gettysburg; Bristoe Campaign; Overland Campaign; Siege of Petersburg; Valley Campaigns of 1864; Appomattox Campaign; Battle of Five Forks. The 11th Cavalry was far east on June 5 and It fought at Wilderness and Spotsylvania, and on June 5 was near Cold Harbor (main battle day there was June 3). Thence chasing Sheridan around, eventually to the battle of Trevilian a few weeks later, in Louisa Co.
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F509. 6th KANSAS CAVALRY IDENTIFIED - COLT MODEL 1851 NAVY REVOLVER: This Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver was issued & carried by Private Jesse L. Vance, while he served in G Company, Kansas 6th Cavalry. The revolver serial number is 121593 and was manufacture in 1862, and the number matches on all part to include the wedge and loading lever. The grip is original and tight with 90% + original finish and all screws are original, and the action properly functions.
On May 8, 1995, Springfield Research Servicepublished aletter documenting this revolver as being used in Co. G, 6th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry, and the company records show it being issued to a Private Vance in 1862. However, since there were three Vance brothers in Company G: Isaac, Jesse L. & George W., and a lack of full access to all the National Archives records, Springfield Research could not positively identify which brother received the revolver. As such, a more thorough look at each soldier’s records was necessary to determine who had this revolver, and all the muster sheets and records were requested from the National Archives.
Private George W. Vance did not receive this revolver because he enlisted on 10/1/1863 and the gun was issued in 1862. He also was sick and in the hospital at Ft. Smith Arkansas 14 December, 1863 and died from measles on August 28, 1864. His muster sheets make no reference to a Colt revolver.
Private Isaac Vance enlisted on 10/17/1861 and transferred to Company G on 6/1/1862. In January & February 1862 he was absent and then listed as a deserter 1 April 1862. He was absent without leave in October 1862 and in confinement November & December 1862, and Court-Martialed January – February 1863. For most of 1862, Private Isaac Vance was not with his command either absent, listed as a deserter, or in confinement. He does not appear to be present for most of 1862, and there is no documentation of him received or purchasing a revolver.
Private Jesse L. Vance enlisted on 11/25/1861 and transferred to Company G on 6/1/1862. He also deserted with his brother and was court martialed, but served no time in confinement. On his muster sheets for Sept, Oct & Nov, Dec 1864 it documents he owed the US government for one C. A. (Colt Army) revolver. This would have been the Model 1851 Navy revolver, and of the three brothers, Jesse's muster sheets are the only ones that documents the receipt of a Colt revolver.
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A307. PENNSYLVANIA IDENTIFIED HIGH-GRADE STAFF OFFICERS’ SWORD: This is a high-grade presentation quality sword identified to Captain John A. Blake "F" Co. Pennsylvania 3rd Heavy Artillery. The sword was retailed by Bailey & Co. with a Collins & Co. 1862 dated blade and a high-grade hilt with a German Silver grip. The guard design is like a Model 1852 Naval Officers sword with the 13-star eagle pommel cap, but with “US” on the face, and on the inside guard is etched the name “J. A. Blake.” The leather scabbard is complete with high-grade chased mounts and is very attractive. Blake enlisted on 9/1/1862 at Philadelphia, PA as a Captain and mustered out on 11/9/1865 at Fort Monroe, VA.
The 3rd PA Heavy Artillery arrived at Fort Monroe in June1863 comprising much of the garrison for the rest of the war. In the fall of 1863, Captain, afterward Major John A. Blake, with his own company F, and a large number of unassigned recruits, was placed in charge of the prison camp, and camp of distribution, at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, which position he retained until the close of the war. He was in command when Confederate President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned in a damp casemate at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Included with the sword is a 99-page binder with historical information. Shipping & Insurance is free. $3800.00
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PRESENTED
To First Lieut.
Thomas Taylor
By The Members Of Co. D
34th N.J. Vols.
A304: PRESENTATION SWORD - 34TH NEW JERSEY INFANTRY: This is a High-Grade Emerson & Silver Presentation Sword with a German silver presentation grip; a non-regulation hilt with a flying eagle pommel cap; a frosty etched blade; and an ornate scabbard. Thomas Taylor was Civil War Union Army Officer. He was enrolled in 23rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on August 26, 1862, and was mustered in as a Corporal on September 13, 1862. He served through the December 1862 Fredericksburg Campaign, then was promoted to 1st Sergeant on February 1, 1862. He then served through the May 1863 Chancellorsville Campaign, and was honorably mustered out on June 27, 1863. The sword comes with a 101 page binder with historical information and an original copy of the unit's "SOLDIERS MEMORIAL" for the 34th Regiment Company D. N. J. Volunteers. Shipping & Insurance included. $8900.00
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F477. JOSLYN CARBINE - UNIT ISSUED AND IDENTIFIED & CONFEDERATE RECOVERED & REISSUED: This Joslyn carbine, serial number 993, was used by 2 different soldiers from Company H, 19th New York Cavalry, known as the 1st New York Dragoons. It was first issued to Corporal George Dean, then to Private George Underhill after Dean was wounded at Manassas Junction and assigned to the Ambulance Corps. Underhill would be involved in several engagements and later lose the gun during the fighting at Trevillian Station Virginia on 12 June,1864 when he sustained a gunshot wound of the left leg. The carbine was later Confederate recovered off the battlefield; sent back to Richmond and went through the “C&R” Clean & Repair system at the Richmond Arsenal/Artillery Work shop; inspected by Lous Zimmer and marked with the letter "Z" on the underside, forward of the trigger tang. The gun is fully functional with expected bumps and dings, and is in great shape considering it saw heavy use and action. A 144 page binder on the unit's history and the soldiers is included. Shipping & Insurance included. $6700.00
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Lieut. Holley N.Y.
B. F. Miller
from his Oct. 15 th 1862
Friends
A281. PRESENTATION MODEL 1850 FOOT OFFICERS’ SWORD – 117th AND 151st NEW YORK INFANTRY: This sword is a standard Model 1850 Foot Officer's sword with a small US in the guard. The hilt is tight with 100% original leather and wire. The leather shows wear and the wire is a little loose. The original blade washer holds the 30 3/4-inch blade tight. The blade is retailer marked E.B.B in a box, and IRON PROOF on the spine, and MONITOR and a large U.S. on the opposite side. The blade has never been cleaned and has areas of dark spots and light pitting, but shows original frosting. The scabbard is strong with no breaks, and ornate mounts and drag. The presentation on the front top mounts read "Lieut. B. F. Miller from his Friends" and on the reverse "Holley N.Y. Oct. 15th 1862."
Benjamin Franklin Miller enlisted on 8/8/1862 at Utica, NY. On 8/15/1862, he mustered into "I" Co. NY 117th Infantry and was discharged for wounds on 9/17/1862. On 11/10/1862 he was commissioned into "G" Co. NY 151st Infantry and Mustered Out on 6/26/1865 at Washington, DC. He was listed as Wounded 12/17/1864 (Cold Harbor, Va.). Included with the sword is a Quarter plate tin type of Benjamin Franklin Miller holding his presentation sword, and his name stencil. Also, a 242-page binder with historical information and Millers records accompanies the sword. Free Shipping. $6500.00
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Presented to
Lieut A I Hodsdon
42nd Regt Mass Vols
July 22, 1864
A163. AMES PRESENTATION MODEL 1850 STAFF & FIELD SWORD – 42TH MASSACHUSETTS. This is an Ames Model 1850 Staff & Field sword presented to Lieutenant ALONZO I. HODSDON. He served in the 42nd Massachusetts Infantry first as a Corporal and later as a 1st Lieutenant and Quartermaster from Company D Field & Staff. The sword is in amazing condition with much of its original gold wash, 100% original grip and wire, and an outstanding scabbard. Include is a binder with historical information. Shipping & Insurance included. $4000.00
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A173. IDENTIFIED – SAUERBIER MODEL 1852 NAVAL OFFICER SWORD: Sauerbier Naval Officer Swords are extremely scarce and are often missing from advance collections. This one is even more unique because it is identified to a Civil War Naval Officer. The sword has a complete original Sauerbier scabbard with all mounts; a hilt which has a deep brown patina with traces of original gold; an original white shark skin grip that has aged to a mellow gray, and original twisted wire. The original leather blade washer holds the 27 1/2-inch firm. It is etched with an anchor on both sides; and American Eagle and a ribbon with USN on one side; and a flag with USN on the other. Above the right-side anchor is the name “Edwin Coffin.” Surrounded by 34 stars. This number of stars represents the 2-year period between 4 July 1861 – 3 July 1863. Edwin Coffin was commissioned into the Navy 10/8/1861 as an Acting Master. He was promoted to Acting Volunteer Lieutenant 6/23/1865 and discharged 2/4/1866. He reported to the Receiving Ship USS Ohio, and would later serve on the USS Midnight, USS Colorado, and the USS Adela while in both the South & North Atlantic Squadrons, and he saw action both on land and at sea, and is mentioned in several reports for his gallant conduct. Shipping & Insurance included. $2900.00
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The identification is chased on the inside of the guard and reads:
John Reade
Milford
Mass
A174. IDENTIFIED (POW) - ROBY MOUNTED INFANTRY OFFICER SWORD: This Model 1850 Foot Officer sword is identified to Captain James Reade from the state of Massachusetts. On 11/29/1862 he was commissioned into "I" Co. 48th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and resigned on 3/7/1863. On 1/4/1864 he mustered into "A" Co. 57th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry and resigned on 5/17/1865 at Camp Parole, Annapolis, MD due to a disability. With the 48th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, he participated in the Reconnaissance toward Port Hudson March 13-20, 1863. Duty at Baton Rouge till May 18. Operations against Port Hudson May 18-24. Action at Plain's Store May 21. Siege of Port Hudson May 25-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Moved to Donaldsonville July 9-10, and duty there till August 1. Action at Cox's Plantation, Donaldsonville, July 12-13. Moved to Boston, Mass., via Cairo, Ill., August 9-23. Mustered out September 3, 1863.With the 57th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, he took part in the Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spotsylvania May 8-12; Ny River May 10; Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. He was captured at the Crater and was a Prison-of-War held at the Richland Jail, Columbia, S.C. until December 9. 1864.The sword is a Roby Model 1850 Mounted Infantry Officer sword with a metal scabbard. The hilt retains 100% original shark skin grip and twisted wire and is tight, and the Roby marked blade has strong etching with a fair amount of original frosting. A binder with historical information, as well of a Civil War period "Crater souvenir pin" with a Minnie, and a copy of the book "Mother, May You Never See The Sights I have Seen" (The 57th Mass. in the last year of the Civil War) is included. Shipping & Insurance included. More research pending. $3600.00
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A249. ILLINOIS PRESENTATION - GERMAN SILVER HILT MODEL 1850 STAFF & FIELD SWORD: This is a German Silver hilt Model 1850 Staff & Field Sword presented to an Illinois Captain in the 134th Infantry Regiment. The etched blade is worn out and has no decoration or maker's mark, but has a recessed brass "PROOF" escutcheon on the obverse ricasso. The silver grips are wrapped in gilded-brass wire. The guard is a half-basked style with pierced floral designs and the letters "US". The blued-metal scabbard has a brass throat, two mounting bands and drag. The obverse side of the mounting rings are decorated with floral designs; the obverse side of the drag features an engraved Federal shield, eagle, and "US". The reverse side of the upper mounting band is engraved:
Presented to
CAPt. J. Pike
Co. G. 134.Reg. Ill. Vol
by his fellow students
of the
University of Chicago
June 1, 1864
Joshua Pike was born at West Jefferson, Ohio in 1840. His family moved to Barry, Illinois. He was attending classes at the University of Chicago but set aside his studies to enlist in the Union army on May 31, 1864 and was commissioned a captain. He served in Co. G., 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry until he mustered out on October 25, 1864. He returned to the University of Chicago to complete his education. Condition: Very good. The blade has a smooth, gray patina with some scattered dark spots. The hilt has a dark patina. Moderate to heavy dents in the scabbard's drag. A binder with historical information is included, and shipping with insurance is included. $2900.00
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A288. AMES MODEL 1850 STAFF & FIELD SWORD - IDENTIFIED TO A WISCONSIN OFFICER: This Ames Model 1850 Staff & Field sword is identified to Lieutenant Colonel Joshua James Guppy, and it looks to have been taken from him when he was captured at the Battle of Buzzards Prairie on 11/03/1863. It is believed to have been a presentation sword, but the plaque was removed when the scabbard was Confederate refurbished with a flat black lacquer finish. Lt. Colonel Joshua James Guppy initials J. J. G. are engraved on pommel cap and top ring mount, and the presentation plaque removed with holes filled in, and a Confederate flat black lacquer finished. A detail search of the Civil War data base and the National Archived records found one and only one Staff and Field grade officers with the initial J.J.G. and that being Lieutenant Colonel Joshua James Guppy. He was commissioned into Field & Staff Wisconsin 10th Infantry on 9/13/1861, discharged for promotion on 7/25/1862 for a commissioned into Field & Staff Wisconsin 23rd Infantry, and Mustered Out on 7/4/1865. He Wounded on 11/03/1863 at the Battle of Buzzards Prairie and listed as a POW at Carrion Crow Bayou, LA. He would be promoted to Colonel on 7/25/1862 and Brigadier General on 3/13/1865 by Brevet. A 90-page binder of historical information is included, and shipping & insurance is free. $2800.00
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A279. IDENTIFIED - CIVIL WAR PERIOD MODEL 1852 NAVAL OFFICERS' SWORD: This is an Ames M1852 Naval Officer’s sword identified to Acting Ensign George F. Bayley. He initially enlisted in the Massachusetts 3rd cavalry, but was discharged for disabilities on 16 June, 1862 at New Orleans Louisiana. He later accepted a commission in the United States Navy as an Acting Ensign and served on the USS Cornubia & USS Pampero. 1864-1866. Braley had his name and service period etched on his sword. The etching is in Old English script inside a rectangular panel above the original Ames etching. The marker mark is faint, but readable with magnification. The brass guard and pommel cap retain 100% original gold wash; the grip and wire are 100% original and complete; and there is a period replaced leather blade washer, which holds it all tightly together. The blade showed wear with period sharpening and some minor small nicks. No scabbard. Shipping & Insurance included. $1600.00
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U995. HIGH-GRADE POST - CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION SWORD - COMPANY A “CHARLESTOWN CADETS” 5TH REGIMENTS M.V.M: This is an amazing High-Grade post - Civil War Presentation sword attributed to the “Charlestown Cadets” Boston Massachusetts. The 5th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was a peacetime infantry regiment that was activated for federal service in the Union army for three separate tours during the American Civil War. In the years immediately preceding the war and during its first term of service, the regiment consisted primarily of companies from Essex County as well as Boston and Charlestown. The sword is an ornate staff & field sword with a German silver grip; gold washed guard and pommel cap in a German silver scabbard with high-grade fancy mounts.
The top mount is etched “CC” for CharlestownCadets, and on the reversed side between the mounts is the presentation:
Presented to Captain H. C. Cutter by the
Charlestown Cadets and Friends
May 24th 1869
Cutter entered service as a Private and promoted to Corporal in the “H” company, 5th Regiment M.V.M. during the latter part of the Civil War for an enlistment of 100 Days. He would remain with the unit and promote to Captain of the Charlestown Cadets. Shipping is included. $5500.00
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